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and the Three Sha

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 Table of Contents
Introduction....................................................................................................................5
The Taisui 太歲:............................................................................................................6
The Suipo (Year Breaker) 歲破: ...................................................................................7
QUIZ 1 .................................................................................................................10
QUIZ 1 ANSWERS ............................................................................................. 11
The Requirements for Construction at the Taisui and Suipo .......................................12
QUIZ 2 .................................................................................................................16
QUIZ 2 ANSWERS .............................................................................................17
The Three Sha 三煞 ....................................................................................................18
To Challenge the Three Sha .........................................................................................23
QUIZ 3 .................................................................................................................25
QUIZ 3 ANSWERS .............................................................................................26
Summary ......................................................................................................................27
Diagrams ......................................................................................................................28
Hidden Construction Sha 暗建煞 ...............................................................................32
QUIZ 4 .................................................................................................................35
QUIZ 4 ANSWERS .............................................................................................36
For Those Who Have Taken the Day Selection Classes ..............................................37
The Thirty-Six Complete Diagrams.............................................................................38
Zi Years (1 white, 4 green, or 7 red) ....................................................................38
Chou Years (3 jade, 6 white, or 9 purple) ............................................................39
Yin Years (2 black, 5 yellow, or 8 white).............................................................40
Mao Years (1 white, 4 green, or 7 red).................................................................41
Chen Years (3 jade, 6 white, or 9 purple).............................................................42
Si Years (2 black, 5 yellow, or 8 white) ...............................................................43
Wu Years (1 white, 4 green, or 7 red) ..................................................................44
Wei Years (3 jade, 6 white, or 9 purple)...............................................................45
Shen Years (2 black, 5 yellow, or 8 white)...........................................................46
You Years (1 white, 4 green, or 7 red) .................................................................47
Xu Years (3 jade, 6 white, or 9 purple) ................................................................48
Hai Years (2 black, 5 yellow, or 8 white).............................................................49
FINAL EXAM .............................................................................................................50
FINAL EXAM ANSWERS .........................................................................................52

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 The Taisui, Year Breaker, Three Sha,
Hidden Construction Sha

and the Four Beneficial Stars

The pre-requisites for this class are:

FS201 Advanced Feng Shui Class

AS101 Stems and Branches
If you have not had these classes, please contact the American Feng Shui Institute at
fsinfo@amfengshui.com or 626/571-2757.

Introduction
In certain years, you cannot do construction, renovate, disturb the earth, or even
bury the dead because the orientation you want is unsuitable. Various directions are
unsuitable for construction or breaking the earth each year. If they are not avoided, it
may bring delays, money loss, or accidents. There are three types of construction
prohibitions that are fairly well known among practitioners of feng shui:

Taisui 太歲 (Great Year)

Suipo 歲破 (Year Breaker)

Sansha 三煞 (Three Sha)
All three represent directions. The year breaker and the three sha also represent
certain days when breaking the earth should be avoided. These three are all described
in detail in our Day Selection Classes. In this class, we will discuss only the
directional aspect, and not the associated days.
In addition, there is also:

Anjian Sha 暗建煞 (Hidden Construction Sha): This has not been discussed in
any other class of ours. It is less well known than the taisui, year breaker, and the
three sha. People may accidentally disturb it if they do not know how to calculate
it, and wind up with problems.
Fortunately, there are also four beneficial stars that can circumvent the negative
effects of disturbing all these types of construction sha.
This class will describe the various types of construction sha, their effects, if
disturbed, and how to avoid their negative influence using the four beneficial stars.

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The Taisui 太歲:
太 tai means supreme or great. 歲 sui means year. This is the star that is supreme for
the current year. Since it is the ‘big boss’ for the year, don’t offend it. Don’t make it
unhappy. It is more powerful than you and it can take revenge.

This star is in charge of the auspiciousness or inauspiciousness of the year. It can be

very good or very bad. In Chinese, they say, “There is nothing more auspicious than
working with the taisui. There is also nothing more inauspicious than working with
the taisui.”

The taisui is the direction that has the same branch as the current year.
Remember, the Chinese solar year starts from the beginning of spring (立春 lichun,
on or around February 4th). In a zi branch year, the north is the taisui because zi is
found in the north (it is letter ‘a’ on Master Sang’s luopan).

There is another Chinese saying, “One can sit at the taisui. One cannot face the
taisui.” Think of it this way: one could sit on a knife handle without being hurt, but
not on the tip of the blade. In the old days, when an army general wanted to mobilize
the troops, he would check the location of the taisui. If the taisui was in the north, he
could send the army towards the south and feel confident of winning. This would be
sitting in the taisui. But if he sent the army north, they would lose. This would be
facing the taisui. There are historical battles where this was said to be a factor. For
example, at Waterloo in 1815 (an yi hai year), Napoleon’s army was stationed in the
southeast and fighting an army positioned to their northwest. The northwest is the
taisui in a hai branch year, and so Napoleon lost badly. In addition, the outcome of the
first gulf war, and the battles fought by Mao Zedeng’s small group of rebels during
the last year of the revolution in China were affected by the taisui.

Don’t break earth or do construction in the taisui. For example, in 2004 (a shen year),
the taisui was in the southwest. Because of this, it would not have been appropriate to
renovate the southwest section of a house that year. One should not even plant a tree
in the taisui direction as you must break open the earth for this.

This prohibition is especially true in the month that breaks (or opposes) the year. If
there is no alternative, you can pick a good day and start from a certain direction. This
has to do with the four beneficial stars that we will discuss below.
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The Suipo (Year Breaker) 歲破:
The suipo is the year breaker, the direction that has the opposite branch from the year
branch (taisui). Example: The yin direction in a shen year.

The year breaker is a position of conflict. It is also a ‘consumer.’ Whenever your door
is in the 15° direction of the year breaker, it is easy to spend a lot of money. Money
flows out more easily than it flows in. A house sitting in the consuming direction is
also affected. You can face the year breaker, but you cannot sit at the year breaker.

The year breaker is more consuming than the taisui. You always lose money with the
year breaker. It is never good. The taisui is sometimes good, sometimes bad. When it
is bad, the taisui is worse than the year breaker, which is only money loss. When the
taisui is offended, you could get killed.

Don’t break earth or do construction in the suipo (year breaker). This includes:
- renovating a house sitting in the suipo direction,
- doing renovations in the suipo direction of a house, even if the house is sitting in
another direction, and
- doing something outside the house that breaks open the earth in the suipo direction.

If you activate the year breaker, or other bad annual stars, the negative effect will
happen during the same year.

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It is always best to move out during construction or remodeling. This reduces the
chance that any negative influence from the construction will affect you.

The year breaker is always opposite from the taisui:

Taisui 太歲 and Suipo 歲破

Year Taisui Suipo
Branch Direction Direction
Zi Rat North (a) South (m)
Chou Ox Northeast (c) Southwest (o)
Yin Tiger Northeast (e) Southwest (q)
Mao Rabbit East (g) West (s)
Chen Dragon Southeast (i) Northwest (u)
Si Snake Southeast (k) Northwest (w)
Wu Horse South (m) North (a)
Wei Sheep Southwest (o) Northeast (c)
Shen Monkey Southwest (q) Northeast (e)
You Rooster West (s) East (g)
Xu Dog Northwest (u) Southeast (i)
Hai Pig Northwest (w) Southeast (k)

Technically, these are 15° directions. However, in practice, it is better to give a little
leeway, in case the compass reading is off by a few degrees. The convention is to say
that the taisui is in the north, even if in reality, it is only in the 15° of the zi (a)
direction. The same is true with the suipo.

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Example: 2004 Year Jia Shen 甲申年

SE S SW
Shen
Taisui
E W
CENTER

NE N NW
Yin
Suipo

Example: 1996 Year Bing Zi 丙子年

SE S SW
Wu
Suipo
E W
CENTER

NE N NW
Zi
Taisui

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QUIZ 1
1. Locate the taisui and suipo for a si branch year in the grid:

SE S SW

E W
CENTER

NE N NW

2. Locate the taisui and suipo for a you branch year in the grid:

SE S SW

E W
CENTER

NE N NW

3. In a you branch year, you should not do construction on a house that is sitting in
a. the you direction
b. the mao direction
c. both directions are bad
d. neither direction is bad

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QUIZ 1 ANSWERS
1. Locate the taisui and suipo for a si branch year in the grid:

SE S SW
si
taisui
E W
CENTER

NE N NW
hai
suipo

2. Locate the taisui and suipo for a you branch year in the grid:

SE S SW

E W
mao CENTER you
suipo taisui
NE N NW

3. In a you branch year, you should not do construction on a house that is sitting in
a. the you direction
b. the mao direction (because it is the suipo)
c. both directions are bad
d. neither direction is bad

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The Requirements for
Construction at the Taisui and
Suipo

You can use the taisui if the annual 1 white, 6 white, or 8 white (any of these
‘three white’ stars) is in the direction of the taisui. The qi is good, so you can use
it. The construction stirs up the good qi of the ‘three whites.’ But if possible, start
in a direction holding one of the four beneficial stars (taiyin, taiyang, longde, or
fude, see below). Even if you have good flying stars, it is better to have the four
beneficial stars on your side as well. Otherwise, there is still some risk of adverse
events.

Example: 1972 year Ren Zi 壬子年

SE S SW
9 5 7
Suipo
E CENTER W
8 1 3

NE N/Zi NW
4 6 2
Taisui

Because the 6 white star is in the north, construction can be done in the taisui
direction and you can also dig outside in the north.

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You can also do construction in the taisui if you start construction in the yearly
Taiyang, Taiyin, Longde and Fude directions. These four stars will protect you.

As a group, these stars don’t really have a name, but you can call them the
Construction Direction Auspicious Stars 修方吉星. Or, in this class we simply
call them the four beneficial stars.
The Four Beneficial Stars
Chinese Pinyin Meaning Location
A 太陽 Taiyang Sun One branch clockwise from the taisui
B 太陰 Taiyin Moon Two more branches clockwise
C 龍德 Longde Dragon Virtue Skip three branches, it is next
D 福德 Fude Blessed Virtue Skip one more branch
Also, taiyang is always opposite longde, and taiyin is always opposite fude.

These stars are located by the 15° area corresponding to a branch. This is the most
accurate location. However, experience has shown Master Sang that once the
beneficial star is assigned to one of the nine palaces (sectors in the grid), the whole
45° of the palace receives its benefit. In other words, if taiyin is assigned to the zi
branch’s 15°, you can still receive the benefits anywhere within the 45° of the north.

There is a Chinese saying: “If you want to be wealthy and noble, do construction in
the taisui.” This means doing construction using the annual three whites and these
four beneficial stars.

The absolute best combination is the 8 white star in the same palace as taiyin. Taiyin
literally means great yin, and yin always represents gathering, collecting, and storing.
Therefore it helps you collect and gather benefits.

Even if you are demolishing a structure, it is best if you begin the demolition in a
good direction. Otherwise, adverse effects are possible.

Avoid doing construction at the suipo (year breaker). But, if you need to use it,
you should apply the same method as for the taisui, discussed above. The four
beneficial stars will still protect you.

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Example: 1972 Year Ren Zi 壬子年

SE S SW
9 5 7
Suipo Longde
E CENTER W
8 Zi 3
Taiyin 1 Fude
NE N/Zi NW
4 6 2
Taiyang Taisui

If this house is facing north, to the taisui, normally we would say, do not do
construction on this house this year. But it has an annual 6 white with the taisui, so we
can. The location of any one of the four beneficial stars is a good place to start
digging or construction. Start where the best annual flying star is. In this example, the
east has taiyin with the annual 8 white.

You can start construction in a section with one of the four beneficial stars, even
without an annual 1 white, 6 white, or 8 white, but begin with the section where the
beneficial star coincides with the best annual flying star.

Note: In all the nine-palace grids, such as the one above, the color red means an
auspicious star. Black is used for bad influences, such as the suipo or other sha. The
taisui is in blue, because it is sometimes good and sometimes bad.

The Annual 5 Yellow Star

There are three construction prohibitions related to the annual 5 yellow star:

We are always told to avoid construction in a section where the annual 5 yellow
is staying.

We should also avoid any work on a house that is sitting in the direction of the
annual 5 yellow.

We should avoid any work on a house when annual 5 yellow is in the center.
This also applies to the monthly 5 yellow.

However, the four beneficial stars also can be used in the same way to overcome the
danger of the 5 yellow. However, you may still want to use a lot of metal as a remedy,
just to be a little safer.
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Example: East, mao sitting house, in a wei branch year with 9 purple in the center.
The owner wants to remodel the house.

SE S 6 SW
8 4 Taiyang
Fude Taisui
E CENTER W
7 Wei 2
9
NE 3 N NW
Longde 5 1
Suipo Taiyin

1. The house is not sitting in a direction that is forbidden for construction. So

construction may be undertaken.
2. The best directions to begin are the southeast (with 8 white and fude) or northwest
(with 1 white and taiyin).
3. The south is okay because there is nothing bad there, but also nothing particularly
good. The east and west are also a possibility.
4. The northeast has the suipo, but also longde. The southwest has the taisui, but also
6 white and taiyang. Here, danger mixed with protection. It is best to begin in the
southeast or northwest, but if you are a little bit of a risk taker, you could start in
the northeast or the southwest. Here there is protection, but the circumstances are
not ideal.
5. One should definitely avoid beginning construction in the north because of the 5
yellow. There is nothing to protect you there. However, construction can be done
in the north, if it is begun in a section that contains one of the four beneficial stars,
such as the northeast.

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QUIZ 2
1. Locate the taisui, suipo, four beneficial stars, and the flying stars for a wu branch
year that has 4 green in the center:

SE S SW

E CENTER W
Wu
4
NE N NW

2. Which sections or direction(s) are best to begin construction in question 1?

3. Locate the taisui, suipo, four beneficial stars, and the flying stars for a si branch
year that has 2 black in the center:

SE S SW

E CENTER W
Si
2
NE N NW

4. Which sections or direction(s) are best to begin construction in question 3?

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QUIZ 2 ANSWERS
1. Locate the taisui, suipo, four beneficial stars, and the flying stars for a wu branch
year that has 4 green in the center:

SE S SW
3 8 1
Taisui Taiyang
E CENTER W
2 Wu 6
Fude 4 Taiyin
NE N NW
7 9 5
Longde Suipo

2. Which sections or direction(s) are best to begin construction in question 1?

Southwest because it has the good stars 1 white and taiyang, or the west because
it has the good stars 6 white and taiyin.

3. Locate the taisui, suipo, four beneficial stars, and the flying stars for a si branch
year that has 2 black in the center:

SE S SW
1 6 8
Taisui Taiyang Taiyin
E CENTER W
9 Si 4
2
NE N NW
5 7 3
Fude Longde Suipo

4. Which sections or direction(s) are best to begin construction in question 3?

South because it has the good stars 6 white and taiyang, but best is the southwest
with the good stars 8 white and taiyin.

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The Three Sha 三煞
The three sha are more harmful than the suipo.

Sha 煞 means some kind of negative or harmful influence in the environment. The
three sha are important concepts in feng shui. They are also used in day selection (and
discussed a lot in the Day Selection Classes).

The three sha are a little complicated to calculate. The calculation is based on the
three combinations (san he) and the six oppositions (liu chong). You may want to
review that material from the Stems and Branches Class. The following diagram
should look familiar to you. It is similar to Diagram 11 in the on-line Stems and
Branches Class.

Each group of three branches is associated with the element of the branch that belongs
to one of the four cardinal directions. For example, the combination of yin, wu, and
xu is associated with fire, since wu is the branch of the south.

In the next step, we find the branch in the opposite cardinal direction. For yin, wu, and
xu, we go to zi, in the north, associated with water. Zi (north) is opposite to wu
(south). This branch is called Disaster Sha.

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Then, we take the branch that is one position counter-clockwise from the main
direction and call it Robbery Sha. For yin, wu, and xu, have found that zi is Disaster
Sha. One position counter-clockwise is hai, which is Robbery Sha.

Finally, one position clockwise from the main direction is called Year Sha. For yin,
wu, and xu, we have found that zi is Disaster Sha. One position clockwise is chou,
which is Year Sha.

You can also find the three sha by taking the three branches AFTER the earth branch
of a combination. For example, in yin, wu, and xu, xu is the earth branch. The next
three branches are hai, zi, and chou. These are the three sha for the fire combination
of yin, wu, and xu.

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In the years that belong to one of the three combinations, the three sha are the same.
For example, hai, zi and chou are all sha in yin years, wu years, and xu years. Since
there are three sha branches, they are called the three sha.

Below is a table that shows the three sha for each of the twelve years.

The Three Sha (三煞 San1 Sha4)

YEAR Robbery Sha Disaster Sha Year Sha
Zi Si Wu Wei
Chou Yin Mao Chen
Yin Hai Zi Chou
Mao Shen You Xu
Chen Si Wu Wei
Si Yin Mao Chen
Wu Hai Zi Chou
Wei Shen You Xu
Shen Si Wu Wei
You Yin Mao Chen
Xu Hai Zi Chou
Hai Shen You Xu

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While all three branches are sha, they have different types of influence. You may
want to review the four corners, the four directions, and the four earths. These were
discussed in the on-line Stems and Branches Class in the section on the Three
Combinations.

A. Robbery Sha (劫煞 Jie2 Sha4)

These are located in the four corners. They are one position counter-clockwise to
disaster sha. Robbery will happen within the year if you begin construction in this
direction. EG: A si direction in a chen year.

B. Disaster Sha (災煞 Zai1 Sha4)

Similar to robbery sha, but with this one you receive disaster, illness, or injury (often
related to peach blossom, or kidney problems due to too much sex). The disaster sha
are located in the four cardinal directions. (Peach blossom refers to romance, wine,
and the good life.)

C. Year Sha (歲煞 Sui4 Sha4)

This is one position clockwise to disaster sha. Year sha is located in the four earths.
Building in this direction brings delays, getting stuck, as one might get stuck in the
mud, since this is earth sha. It is not as serious as the other two.

It is important to avoid the three sha. Don’t begin remodeling or building a structure
in a sha direction. It is bad for any type of construction or disturbing the earth.
Therefore, it is especially bad for groundbreaking, digging a grave, burial, digging in
the garden, planting a new tree, or any type of construction or demolition.

Avoid all sha, if possible. They are extremely inauspicious, especially when they are
in the sitting of the house or the section where you want to do construction. The
Chinese say: “You can face the three sha, but you cannot sit at the three sha.”

Disaster comes fast if you offend the three sha without ‘protection.’

Especially avoid doing construction when one of the three sha is in the same sector as
the taisui. In 2000 (chen year) the taisui and one of the three sha are both in the
southeast.

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Example: 2000 year Geng Chen 庚辰年

SE S SW
Sha Sha Sha
Taisui
E W
CENTER

NE N NW

Suipo

Because it is a chen year, the taisui is in the southeast.

The suipo is opposite, in the northwest.

Since a chen year belongs to the group of shen, zi, and chen, we look at zi, north,
water, which defines this group. Opposite it is south, wu. This is the center of the
three sha. The whole group of sha is si, wu, and wei. Therefore the three sha
affect the south, and portions of the southeast and southwest.

This is an especially bad combination since one of the sha coincides with the
taisui.

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To Challenge the Three Sha
Chinese saying: “If you want to get rich, you can challenge the three sha.”

Find the three sha. If they coincide with one of the four beneficial stars and good
annual or monthly flying stars, pick a good day, and you can use this section for
construction. (You can do almost anything with the four beneficial stars and the 1
white, 6 white, or 8 white together.)

Example: 2000 year Geng Chen 庚辰年

SE sha S sha SW
8 Taiyang sha 6
Taisui 4 Taiyin
E CENTER W
7 Chen 2
9
NE N NW
3 5 1 Longde
Fude Suipo

Even though the sha is in the southwest here, you can still do construction in the
southwest or in a southwest sitting house, because taiyin will protect you. With the 6
white, the situation is very good!

Taiyin is the moon, and literally means great yin. Since females are yin, in this
situation females would bring money to the owner. With taiyang, males would bring
money. With the 8 white (gen, the youngest son), young people bring money. With 6
white (qian, the father), old men bring money.

These four stars protect you against all sha and can bring lots of benefit, especially
with good annual flying stars. You can also use the monthly flying stars if the annual
flying stars are not very good. But the four beneficial stars are more secure than good
annual flying stars. They protect you very well.

The calculation of the monthly stars is taught in the Day Selection 2 Class.

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Here is a hint for those who have taken the Day Selection classes: If someone’s luck
has been bad, they can challenge the three sha as above. To pick a day to begin
construction or for groundbreaking: Use the month that breaks the year, and the day
that breaks the month. For example: a chen year, xu month, and chen day.

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QUIZ 3
1. Locate the taisui, suipo, four beneficial stars, the three sha, and the flying stars for a
mao branch year that has 4 green in the center:

SE S SW

E CENTER W
Mao
4
NE N NW

2. A client’s house sits in the west. He wants to make a bedroom addition. Can he do
any renovations on his house this year? Why or why not?

3. He wants the addition to be across the south side of the house, including the
southeast and the southwest. Is this okay? Why or why not? Can he resolve the
problem? If so how?

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QUIZ 3 ANSWERS
1. Locate the taisui, suipo, four beneficial stars, the three sha, and the flying stars for a
mao branch year that has 4 green in the center:

SE S SW
3 8 1
Taiyang Taiyin sha
E CENTER 6 W
2 Mao sha
Taisui 4 Suipo
NE N 5 NW
7 9 Longde
Fude sha

2. A client’s house sits in the west. He wants to make a bedroom addition. Can he do
any renovations on his house this year? Why or why not?
The house is sitting west, in the suipo and the sha. Normally, we say you
cannot sit in the sha or in the suipo. In other words, this is not a good year to do
construction on this house. However, if started from one of the good directions
(the three whites and/or the four beneficial stars), it can be done. The 6 white in
the sitting helps, but is probably not enough protection by itself.

3. He wants the addition to be across the south side of the house, including the
southeast and the southwest. Is this okay? Why or why not? Can he resolve the
problem? If so how?
Yes, he can do it, but it is best to start construction in the south, where 8
white and taiyin are located. These stars will protect him.

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Summary
Various Annual Stars
Year Taisui Suipo Three Sha Taiyang Taiyin Longde Fude
Zi Zi Wu Si, wu, wei Chou Mao Wei You
Chou Chou Wei Yin, mao, chen Yin Chen Shen Xu
Yin Yin Shen Hai, zi, chou Mao Si You Hai
Mao Mao You Shen, you, xu Chen Wu Xu Zi
Chen Chen Xu Si, wu, wei Si Wei Hai Chou
Si Si Hai Yin, mao, chen Wu Shen Zi Yin
Wu Wu Zi Hai, zi, chou Wei You Chou Mao
Wei Wei Chou Shen, you, xu Shen Xu Yin Chen
Shen Shen Yin Si, wu, wei You Hai Mao Si
You You Mao Yin, mao, chen Xu Zi Chen Wu
Xu Xu Chen Hai, zi, chou Hai Chou Si Wei
Hai Hai Si Shen, you, xu Zi Yin Wu Shen

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Diagrams
Below are diagrams that show the location of the taisui, the suipo, the three sha, and
the four beneficial stars, based on the year branch.

SE S SW
Suipo Longde
sha sha sha
E CENTER W
Zi
Taiyin year Fude
NE N NW

Taiyang Taisui

SE S SW
Taiyin Longde
sha Suipo
E CENTER W
Chou
sha year
NE sha N NW
Taiyang
Taisui Fude

SE S SW

Taiyin Suipo
E CENTER W
Yin
Taiyang year Longde
NE N NW
sha Fude
Taisui sha sha

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 SE S SW

Taiyang Taiyin sha

E CENTER W
Mao sha
Taisui year Suipo
NE N NW
sha
Fude Longde

SE sha S SW
Taiyang Taiyin
Taisui sha sha
E CENTER W
Chen
year
NE N NW
Longde
Fude Suipo

SE S SW
sha
Taisui Taiyang Taiyin
E CENTER W
Si
sha Year
NE N NW
sha
Fude Longde Suipo

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 SE S SW

Taisui Taiyang
E CENTER W
Wu
Fude year Taiyin
NE N NW
Longde sha
sha Suipo sha

SE S sha SW
Taiyang
Fude Taisui
E CENTER W
Wei sha
year
NE N NW
Longde sha
Suipo Taiyin

SE S SW
Fude Taisui
sha sha sha
E CENTER W
Shen
Longde year Taiyang
NE N NW

Suipo Taiyin

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 SE S SW
sha
Longde Fude
E CENTER W
sha You
Suipo year Taisui
NE N NW

sha Taiyin Taiyang

SE S SW
Longde
Suipo Fude
E CENTER W
Xu
year
NE N sha NW
sha sha Taiyang
Taiyin Taisui

SE S SW
sha
Suipo Longde Fude
E CENTER W
Hai
year sha
NE N NW
sha
Taiyin Taiyang Taisui

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Hidden Construction Sha 暗建煞
You will get hurt if you violate the hidden construction sha (HCS), which is also
known as the flying taisui. This theory was discussed in the Qing dynasty book,
Master Shen’s Xuankong Knowledge (《沈氏玄空學》 Shenshi Xuankong Xue).

The hidden construction sha is a calculation that combines the twelve branches with
the flying stars. You determine the location of the flying star that comes from the
same direction as the taisui.

Doing construction or breaking the earth in the sector or direction of the hidden
construction sha will invite consuming (money loss) and illness. If the hidden
construction sha ends up in the center, no construction should be done that year.

This calculation is less well-known that the taisui, the suipo, or the three sha.
Sometimes, you might follow all the rules for construction regarding the taisui, the
suipo, and the three sha, yet still have a problem. This is because the hidden
construction sha was unknowingly violated.

Once again, by selecting the taiyang, taiyin, longde, or fude sector to start the work,
the negative effect can be avoided.

If neighbors do construction in your hidden construction sha direction, it will cause

you problems. Use metal to neutralize the earth sha.

Method:
1. Determine the direction of the taisui. For example, in a zi year, it is north. In a wei
year, it is southwest.
2. Note the flying star whose home is in the same direction. For example, the north is
home to 1 white. The southwest is home to 2 black.
3. Fly the stars for the current year.
4. Find the location of the flying star in step 2. This direction contains the flying
taisui (hidden construction sha).

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Example: 1960 year Geng Zi 庚子年

SE S SW
3 8 1
(HCS)
E CENTER W
2 Zi 6
4
NE N NW
7 9 5
Taisui

1960 is a geng zi year: The annual 4 green is in center, so 5 yellow is in the northwest,
6 white is in the west, 7 red is in the northeast, 8 white is in the south, 9 purple is in
the north, and 1 white is in the southwest.

1 white comes from the north, just like zi, the taisui for 1960, so 1 white is the hidden
construction sha. 1 white is in the southwest. Therefore, the southwest is the location
of the hidden construction sha (HCS).

Example: 1984 year Jia Zi 甲子年

SE S SW
6 2 4

E CENTER W
5 Zi 9
7
NE N NW
1 3 8
(HCS) Taisui

1984 is a jia zi year: The annual 7 red is in the center, so 8 white is in the northwest, 9
red is in the west, and 1 white is in the northeast. The year is jia zi, so 1 white (zi) is
the taisui. 1 white is in the northeast. Therefore, the northeast is the location of the
hidden construction sha.

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Example: 2008 year Wu Zi 戊子年

SE S SW
9 5 7

E CENTER W
8 Zi 3
1 (HCS)
NE N NW
4 6 2
Taisui

2008 is a wu zi year: The annual 1 white is in the center. The year is wu zi, so 1 white
(zi) is the taisui. 1 white is in the center. Therefore, the center contains the hidden
construction sha.

Normally, if the center contains the hidden construction sha, all construction or
renovation should be avoided. However, it is not practical to avoid all construction for
a year. Once again, it can be done if construction is begun in the location of one of the
four beneficial stars, especially if this direction coincides with one of the three whites
(1 white, 6 white or 8 white. Of course, in the above example,1 white is unavailable as
it is in the center and is the hidden construction sha).

From the above examples regarding the zi branch, you can see that years with the
same branch will have different hidden construction sha directions due to different
annual flying stars.

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QUIZ 4
1. Locate the Hidden Construction Sha (flying taisui) for a hai branch year with 8
white in the center:
SE S SW

E CENTER W
Hai
8
NE N NW

2. Locate the Hidden Construction Sha (flying taisui) for a chou branch year with 3
jade in the center:
SE S SW

E CENTER W
Chou
3
NE N NW

3. Locate the Hidden Construction Sha (flying taisui) for a shen branch year with 2
black in the center:
SE S SW

E CENTER W
Shen
2 (HCS)
NE N NW

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QUIZ 4 ANSWERS
1. Locate the Hidden Construction Sha (flying taisui) for a hai branch year with 8
white in the center:
SE S SW
7 3 5

E CENTER W
6 (HCS) Hai 1
8
NE N NW
2 4 9

2. Locate the Hidden Construction Sha (flying taisui) for a chou branch year with 3
jade in the center:
SE S SW
2 7 9

E CENTER W
1 Chou 5
3
NE N NW
6 8 (HCS) 4

3. Locate the Hidden Construction Sha (flying taisui) for a shen branch year with 2
black in the center:
SE S SW
1 6 8

E CENTER W
9 Shen 4
2 (HCS)
NE N NW
5 7 3

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Example Including Everything:
SE S SW
1 6 8 (HCS)
Taiyin Suipo
E CENTER W
9 Yin 4
Taiyang 2 Longde
NE 5 N 3 NW
sha 7 sha
Taisui sha Fude
In this year (yin branch, with 2 black in the center):
1. The best direction to begin construction is in the southeast, because it has 1 white
and taiyin. No other directions have a beneficial star plus one of the three whites.
2. The second best directions would be the east and the west because they have a
beneficial star plus an annual star that is not bad. There is also no sha or other
problem. The south is almost as good because it has 6 white, and no problems.
3. The rest of the palaces all have some kind of problem. Of these, the northwest is
best, as it has fude to protect it, even though it has one of the three sha.
4. 8 white in the southwest gives no protection, as it is the anjian or hidden
construction sha. We should not begin here.
5. The north should be avoided as it has sha and no protection. The northeast is the
worse, as it has sha, the taisui, and no protection.
6. In summary, construction could be done anywhere, as long as it was began in the
southeast (first choice), east or west (second choice), or south (third choice).

For Those Who Have Taken the Day Selection Classes

This class is about choosing a direction to begin construction. However, it is also

important to choose the correct day. Even if you start from the direction of the four
beneficial stars, you must avoid beginning construction on a day that is your
consumer, the year or month breaker, the year or month sha, or any other day that is
bad for construction. The beneficial stars neutralize problems with direction, not time.
If you have not taken the day selection classes, you have two alternatives: You
can take these classes, as day selection is an essential element of feng shui. Or you
can use an almanac, such as Master Sang’s annual Feng Shui and Astrology Guide to
pick a date to begin construction. This book is available at:
http://www.amfengshui.com/ashop/catalogue.php .

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The Thirty-Six Complete
Diagrams
Zi Years (1 white, 4 green, or 7 red)
SE S 5 7 SW
9 sha sha
sha Suipo Longde
E CENTER W
8 Zi 3
Taiyin 1 (HCS) Fude
NE N NW
4 6 2
Taiyang Taisui

SE S 2 4 SW
6 sha sha
sha Suipo Longde
E CENTER W
5 Zi 9
Taiyin 7 Fude
NE N NW
1 (HCS) 3 8
Taiyang Taisui

SE S 8 1 (HCS) SW

3 sha sha
sha Suipo Longde
E CENTER W
2 Zi 6
Taiyin 4 Fude
NE N NW
7 9 5
Taiyang Taisui

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Chou Years (3 jade, 6 white, or 9
purple)
SE 8 (HCS) S SW
sha 4 6 Longde
Taiyin Suipo
E 7 CENTER W
sha Chou 2
9
NE 3 sha N NW
Taiyang 5 1
Taisui Fude

SE 5 S SW
sha 1 3 Longde
Taiyin Suipo
E 4 CENTER W
sha Chou 8 (HCS)
6
NE 9 sha N NW
Taiyang 2 7
Taisui Fude

SE 2 S SW
sha 7 9 Longde
Taiyin Suipo
E 1 CENTER W
sha Chou 5
3
NE 6 sha N NW
Taiyang 8 (HCS) 4
Taisui Fude

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Yin Years (2 black, 5 yellow, or 8
white)
SE S SW
7 3 5
Taiyin Suipo
E CENTER W
6 Yin 1
Taiyang 8 (HCS) Longde
NE 2 N 9 NW
sha 4 sha
Taisui sha Fude

SE S SW
4 9 2
Taiyin Suipo
E CENTER W
3 Yin 7
Taiyang 5 Longde
NE 8 (HCS) N 6 NW
sha 1 sha
Taisui sha Fude

SE S SW
1 6 8 (HCS)
Taiyin Suipo
E CENTER W
9 Yin 4
Taiyang 2 Longde
NE 5 N 3 NW
sha 7 sha
Taisui sha Fude

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Mao Years (1 white, 4 green, or 7
red)
SE S SW
6 2 4
Taiyang Taiyin sha
E CENTER 9 W
5 Mao sha
Taisui 7 Suipo
NE N 8 NW
3 (HCS) sha
1 Fude Longde

SE S SW
3 (HCS) 8 1
Taiyang Taiyin sha
E CENTER 6 W
2 Mao sha
Taisui 4 Suipo
NE N 5 NW
7 9 sha
Fude Longde

SE S SW
9 5 7
Taiyang Taiyin sha
E CENTER 3 (HCS) W

8 Mao sha
Taisui 1 Suipo
NE N 2 NW
4 6 sha
Fude Longde

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Chen Years (3 jade, 6 white, or 9
purple)
SE 5 sha S 1 3 SW
Taiyang sha sha
Taisui Taiyin
E CENTER W
4 (HCS) Chen 8
6
NE N NW
9 2 7 Longde
Fude Suipo

SE 2 sha S 7 9 SW
Taiyang sha sha
Taisui Taiyin
E CENTER W
1 Chen 5
3
NE N 4 (HCS) NW

6 8 Longde
Fude Suipo

SE 8 sha S 4 (HCS) 6 SW
Taiyang sha sha
Taisui Taiyin
E CENTER W
7 Chen 2
9
NE N NW
3 5 1 Longde
Fude Suipo

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Si Years (2 black, 5 yellow, or 8
white)
SE 4 (HCS) S SW
sha 9 2
Taisui Taiyang Taiyin
E CENTER W
3 Si 7
sha 5
NE 8 N NW
sha 1 6
Fude Longde Suipo

SE 1 S SW
sha 6 8
Taisui Taiyang Taiyin
E CENTER W
9 Si 4 (HCS)
sha 2
NE 5 N NW
sha 7 3
Fude Longde Suipo

SE 7 S SW
sha 3 5
Taisui Taiyang Taiyin
E CENTER W
6 Si 1
sha 8
NE 2 N NW
sha 4 (HCS) 9
Fude Longde Suipo

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Wu Years (1 white, 4 green, or 7 red)
SE S SW
3 8 1
Taisui Taiyang
E CENTER W
2 Wu 6
Fude 4 Taiyin
NE 7 N 9 (HCS) NW
sha sha 5
Longde Suipo sha

SE S SW
9 (HCS) 5 7
Taisui Taiyang
E CENTER W
8 Wu 3
Fude 1 Taiyin
NE 4 N6 NW
sha sha 2
Longde Suipo sha

SE S SW
6 2 4
Taisui Taiyang
E CENTER W
5 Wu 9 (HCS)
Fude 7 Taiyin
NE 1 N3 NW
sha sha 8
Longde Suipo sha

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Wei Years (3 jade, 6 white, or 9
purple)
SE S sha 9 SW
2 (HCS) 7 Taiyang
Fude Taisui
E CENTER 5 W
1 Wei sha
3
NE N 4 NW
6 Longde 8 sha
Suipo Taiyin

SE S sha 6 SW
8 4 Taiyang
Fude Taisui
E CENTER 2 (HCS) W
7 Wei sha
9
NE N 1 NW
3 Longde 5 sha
Suipo Taiyin

SE S sha 3 SW
5 1 Taiyang
Fude Taisui
E CENTER 8 W
4 Wei sha
6
NE N 7 NW
9 Longde 2 (HCS) sha
Suipo Taiyin

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Shen Years (2 black, 5 yellow, or 8
white)
SE 1 S 8 SW
sha 6 Taisui
Fude sha sha
E CENTER W
9 Shen 4
Longde 2 (HCS) Taiyang
NE N NW
5 7 3
Suipo Taiyin

SE 7 S 5 SW
sha 3 Taisui
Fude sha sha
E CENTER W
6 Shen 1
Longde 8 Taiyang
NE N NW
2 (HCS) 4 9
Suipo Taiyin

SE 4 S 2 (HCS) SW

sha 9 Taisui
Fude sha sha
E CENTER W
3 Shen 7
Longde 5 Taiyang
NE N NW
8 1 6
Suipo Taiyin

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You Years (1 white, 4 green, or 7 red)
SE 9 S SW
sha 5 7 (HCS)
Longde Fude
E 8 CENTER W
sha You 3
Suipo 1 Taisui
NE N NW
4 6 2
sha Taiyin Taiyang

SE 6 S SW
sha 2 4
Longde Fude
E 5 CENTER W
sha You 9
Suipo 7 (HCS) Taisui
NE N NW
1 3 8
sha Taiyin Taiyang

SE 3 S SW
sha 8 1
Longde Fude
E 2 CENTER W
sha You 6
Suipo 4 Taisui
NE N NW
7 (HCS) 9 5
sha Taiyin Taiyang

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Xu Years (3 jade, 6 white, or 9
purple)
SE S SW
8 Longde 4 6 (HCS)
Suipo Fude
E CENTER W
7 Xu 2
9
NE 3 N sha 1 NW
sha 5 Taiyang
Taiyin sha Taisui

SE S SW
5 Longde 1 3
Suipo Fude
E CENTER W
4 Xu 8
6 (HCS)
NE 9 N sha 7 NW
sha 2 Taiyang
Taiyin sha Taisui

SE S SW
2 Longde 7 9
Suipo Fude
E CENTER W
1 Xu 5
3
NE 6 (HCS) N sha 4 NW
sha 8 Taiyang
Taiyin sha Taisui

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Hai Years (2 black, 5 yellow, or 8
white)
SE S 5 SW
7 3 sha
Suipo Longde Fude
E CENTER W
6 (HCS) Hai 1
8 sha
NE N 9 NW
2 4 sha
Taiyin Taiyang Taisui

SE S 2 SW
4 9 sha
Suipo Longde Fude
E CENTER W
3 Hai 7
5 sha
NE N (HCS) 6 NW

8 1 sha
Taiyin Taiyang Taisui

SE S 8 SW
1 6 (HCS) sha
Suipo Longde Fude
E CENTER W
9 Hai 4
2 sha
NE N 3 NW
5 7 sha
Taiyin Taiyang Taisui

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FINAL EXAM
1. Locate the taisui, suipo, four beneficial stars, the three sha, the hidden construction
sha, and the flying stars for a you branch year that has 4 green in the center. Do the
calculations yourself, without referring to the Thirty-six Complete Diagrams.

SE S SW

E CENTER W
You
4
NE N NW

2. Which direction(s) should absolutely be avoided for beginning construction this

year?

3. Which is the best direction for starting construction this year?

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4. Locate the taisui, suipo, four beneficial stars, the three sha, the hidden construction
sha, and the flying stars for a chen branch year that has 3 jade in the center. Do the
calculations yourself, without referring to the Thirty-six Complete Diagrams.

SE S SW

E CENTER W
Chen
3
NE N NW

5. Which direction(s) should absolutely be avoided for beginning construction this

year?

6. Which is the best direction for starting construction this year?

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FINAL EXAM ANSWERS
1. Locate the taisui, suipo, four beneficial stars, the three sha, the hidden construction
sha, and the flying stars for a you branch year that has 4 green in the center. Do the
calculations yourself, without referring to the Thirty-six Complete Diagrams.

SE 3 S SW
sha 8 1
Longde Fude
E 2 CENTER W
sha You 6
Suipo 4 Taisui
NE N NW
7 (HCS) 9 5
sha Taiyin Taiyang

2. Which direction(s) should be absolutely avoided for beginning construction this

year?
a. Northeast because it has the hidden construction sha and one of the three sha,
and no good stars to help it.
b. the east, because it has one of the three sha and the suipo, but no good stars to
help it.

3. Which is the best direction for starting construction this year?

The south, because if has the 8 white and fude, both excellent stars. It also has no
bad stars.

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4. Locate the taisui, suipo, four beneficial stars, the three sha, the hidden construction
sha, and the flying stars for a chen branch year that has 3 jade in the center. Do the
calculations yourself, without referring to the Thirty-six Complete Diagrams.

SE 2 sha S 7 9 SW
Taiyang sha sha
Taisui Taiyin
E CENTER W
1 Chen 5
3
NE N 4 (HCS) NW

6 8 Longde
Fude Suipo

5. Which direction(s) should absolutely be avoided for beginning construction this

year?
a. The south because it has sha and no protective stars.
b. The west because it has the annual 5 and no protective stars.

6. Which is the best direction for starting construction this year?

The northeast, because if has the 6 white and fude, both excellent stars. It also
has no bad stars.

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